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Chelsea

Hunterian Art Gallery
Accession no: 46795
State: 5/5

Collection credit:The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Image credit:Photo © The Hunterian, University of Glasgow  
Provenance:Published by the Print Sellers' Association. Bought by the University of Glasgow at auction, J. & R. Edmiston & Co., Glasgow, 20 October 1964.  

 

Paper size:202 x 317 mm  
Plate mark size:131 x 206 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:ivory  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:Very fine laid lines; top paper edge torn, others cut; hand ruled in red pencil; page from ledger.  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:no  
Medium:etching and drypoint  
Ink colour:black  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:yes  
Note on foul biting:Granular tone in water, particularly below boat but also in sky  
Print note:Retroussage or heavy inking causing similar effect, e.g. in left tree crown, lines defining the shore.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:butterfly  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:Oval blindstamp of the Printsellers' Association (Lugt 2050) with 'HB' in centre  
Dealers' stock nos:'C 3731'  
Misc inscriptions by others:'Etching by Whistler. Only 35 printed!' below platemark; in different handwriting 'Battersea Bridge'  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project  
ID:K1820203  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.